that's it for us. thanks for watching. "early start" begins now. see you tonight. the first full day of pope francis. we're already talking about it. the start of a new era for catholics around the world. standoff with a suspected killer. right now, police think they have the gunman what killed four people surrounded in new york. a skydiver lives to tell about his terrifying plunge, after his parachute failed. that has to be one of the scariest moments ever. >> i can't imagine. >> good morning to you. welcome to "early start." >> great to see you this morning. it is thursday, march 14th. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. we're going to start with pope francis. you know this, is the first

morning that anyone has ever said those words. this is the first full day on the job for the first latin american pontiff. he was scheduled to meet with a man he was to replace, pope emeritus benedict. that's not likely to happen today. he will hold a private mass with the cardinals that elected him at noon eastern at the sistine chapel. who is jorge mario bergoglio. we're covering this like no other network can. dan rivers is in assisassisi, i. hope francis touched the lives many in his service as archbishop. miguel joins us from rome this morning. >> reporter: good morning, john. the newspapers here are full of francis news today. but this is probably the most interesting and cool one.

when's the last time you saw a newspaper in latin? fantastic. but the moments that he was presented to the world, that he met the people out there, was an unbelievable moment to experience. the anticipation, intense. the crowd, 150,000 strong, jammed into st. peter's square. white smoke billowed. and the largest bell signaled the election of a new pope. and within minutes, the square filled to capacity. and then -- this is the moment. the moment that the tens of thousands of people gathered here in the square have been waiting for. it's electrifying. it's an extraordinary moment. look at all of the cameras snapping a picture of the new pope. argentine cardinal, jorge mario

bergoglio, becomes pope francis. he asked the crowd to pray for his predecessor, pope benedict. then, in a touching moment, he asked for a silent prayer. from the massive crowd, not a word, not a sound. the prayer, he said, was for him to help him in his new role. 100,000 people, probably more. and the silence. >> i know. i know. i was shocked, too. definitely. it was -- i think it's just you're in the moment. you wanted that one curtain to drop and see who it was. >> reporter: for his fellow argentines, it's a moment not only for their country. but the world. >> he's a very humble person. everybody in argentina knows that. he doesn't use a car. he uses the metro, the subway. he doesn't like to be called himself monsignor, your excellence. just jorge mario. you can call him is father. >> reporter: a humble man, about

to embark on an extraordinary journey. now, even though you had this unbelievably enormous event last night, you still got the sense of the humility of the man. he left the stage. and he came back out to wish everybody a good night. and thank you for coming. and to ask people to pray for him. he is expected to then today -- he will meet today with 114 cardinals who elected him at the sistine chapel, where they will hold a mass. john, back to you. >> it was almost grandfatherly the way he spoke to everyone out there. it must have been so exciting to be in the middle. thanks so much this morning. pope francis is carving out a repetition of a pope of firsts. a humble man known to defy tradition and do things his way. here's jim bitterman. >> translator: let us begin, this journey. >> reporter: his journey began

wednesday, when he was elected to lead the catholic church. he's the first non-european pope since the eighth century. and the first pope ever from south america. he'll be called pope francis, in honor of st. francis of assisi. he was born in 1936, in buenos aires, argentina. he studied to become a chemist before receiving a call to the priesthood. the 76-year-old was ordained a jesuit in 1969, and has served as archbishop in buenos aires. he was made a bishop in 2001. bergoglio is said to be the runner-up in the 20050 conclave. and in 2013, he was the oldest of the possible candidates. some argentines are looking forward to his new chapter in the catholic church.

>> i think we want to move forward. hopefully make some good changes. hopefully, he'll be similar to john paul ii in some ways and being progressive. so, we'll just have to wait and see. >> reporter: bergoglio is the 266th bishop of rome. leader of the world's 1.2 billion catholics. but to many, he's known simply, father jorge. jim bitterman, cnn, rome. vice president joe biden, the first roman catholic vice president, will lead the u.s. delegation to pope francis' formal installation next week. president obama said the e selection of the first latin american pope spoke to the region that is increasingly shape our world. the news seemed to energize american catholics. >> i ran to work. i had to come to the church. i work a couple of blocks down. i have to come to the church and thank god that we have this

pope. we are not alone. >> it's exciting for the catholic church, to have a south american cardinal named pope. that's good. that's good for anyone. >> he's a man of the people. raised poor. rode buses. they made a wise choice. >> everybody seemed to have a positive opinion. house speaker john boehner who is catholic, called the selection of a non-european pope, a big step in the right direction for the church. >> we've been talking about this all morning. something you said was striking. >> i was riveted and glued. >> and you were struck by his smile. >> he looked stiff and was uncomfortable waving his hand. when he smiled, it changed everything. even the people standing around them, if you looked at them, it changed their disposition, as well. he has a warm smile. the more you learn about him, the more interesting. >> it came across as almost gentle. and he asked the people of italy, everyone in st. peter's

square, he told them, get a good rest. >> yeah. and there was silence. complete silence when he started to pray. and i thought that was significant, also. the fact he chose to ask people to pray for him first. i thought that was just poignant and very special moment. >> and i love that he's a big soccer fan. >> you have that in common. you can talk sports. coming up, what this means for the future of the church. we'll be joined by cnn senior vatican analyst, john allen and father edward beck, as well. eight minutes after the hour. and at this moment, there's a tense standoff between police and a gunman suspected of killing four people and blowing up his own house. >> we're live at the scene, coming up. ♪ looking for a litter with natural ingredients that helps neutralize odors. discover tidy cats pure nature. uniquely formulated with cedar, pine, and corn.

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caught on camera, is speaking out. on sunday, craig stapleton's main chute gets tangled up while diving over ell campo, california. his backup begins to spin. he hits the ground at an amazing 30 miles per hour. it's just a few feet from iron stakes that hold up the grapevines of a local vineyard. >> i landed parallel to the grapes. one of my last thoughts before i hit was, i hope i don't hit an iron spike because it would just be messy. i knew it was bad when i was living it. and when i saw the video, it was like, wow, that's a lot worse than i thought. how did i walk away from that? how did i manage to survive? >> i really hope i don't hit an iron spike. that would just be messy. >> yeah. my poor family. >> so, stapleton suffered a separated shoulder. that's it. and some bumps and bruises. and i can't believe this. he's going to take the weekend off. and then, resume jumping out of

airplanes. >> he just does this for fun, seriously? that's not fun. right there, that's not fun. >> almost dying, rarely very fun. 12 minutes past the hour. let's get you up to date. guess who is back. christine romans. >> good morning. so much news today. day one on the job for pope francis. he was scheduled to meet with the man he replaced. but the vatican says that's not likely to happen today. the new pontiff will hold a private mass at noon, eastern, with the cardinals who elected him. prosecutors say two high school football stars from steubenville, ohio, sexually assaulted a visibly intoxicated girl. they are now on trial for rape. in the opening statemt, the state claimed the teenagers bragged about it to their friends. >> we know this photo is sent by trent mays to a number of other teenagers. and you will be able to read the text messages that were sent

where these boys not only confess to the sex acts that were performed on my client. but they also bragged about their knowledge of how impaired she was. they used the word dead, over and over. >> mays, and richmond have pleaded not guilty to those charges. charmed? not so sure. president obama's latest move in the white house is so-called charm offensive fails to get republicans to move on budget talks. he entered a conference room in the capitol basement. but the meeting left republicans unmoved. the president spoke last night about those talks. >> over the last several weeks, the press here in washington has been reporting about obama's charm offensive. you know, the truth of the matter is, all i've been doing is just calling up folks and trying to see if we can break through some of the gobbledygook

of our politics here. >> drop the charm offensive and bring up the gobbledygook. several gop house members asked the president whether his motives were purely political. the president has chosen a new ambassador for libya. deborah jones will be his nominee for that post. jones also served in turkey, syria, the uae and ethiopia. she would replace the late christopher stevens in libya. he was one of four americans killed last year in an attack in benghazi. tough times in the motor city. rick snyder is expected to declare a financial emergency in detroit. sources tell cnn, he'll recommend an attorney from washington take over as emergency manager. snyder's announcement expected to come this afternoon. that's been a very difficult financial situation there for people trying to fix it and the people who live there. >> thank you, christine. it is 15 minutes past the hour now. happening now in upstate

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>> the police believe they have him in a location in the building that was just discussed. however, until he is apprehended, until the police are sure, we suggest that people in the immediate vicinity remain in their homes. and stay in a safe place and stay off the streets. in the meantime. >> at this time, you know, basically, we're concerned about officers' safety. so, we're in no rush to bring this to a conclusion. we want to make sure no one else gets injured today. >> reporter: all of this is playing out on main street. not too far from the police and the firestations. just to locate you. it all began about 9:30 yesterday. police say kurt myers set his house on fire. they later discovered several guns inside that home. whatever set him off, he went to a barbershop, opened fire, killed two. injured two others with a long gun, with a shotgun. he then went to a local jiffy

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irrational exuberance has its values. >> that time, we were having a run like this, the fed chief was concerned that this thing was overdone. and look at the stock market cha chart. you can see after he ushered those words, the stock market kept going up for a long time. that's the point here. people are concerned they're going to miss out on what is the most lucrative part of a bull market, the last fumes of it. that's why people are unwilling to give up on the assent of the stock market. the new fed chief, ben bernanke, he doesn't see an equity bubble. he is also spending $85 billion a month to stimulate the economy. he's putting money into the system, which is helping the stock market. and he's keeping interest rates low until the unemployment rate gets to 6.5%. a lot of folks are looking at this particular mix of factors and saying, the stock market could go -- excuse me. could go higher here. i'm speechless. >> i had to admit, i had no idea

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it's the dawn of a new era. pope francis, now on the job, leading the roman catholic church. >> revealed for the first time, the man who shot mitt romney's

infamous 47% video comes forward. and striking a pose. this is your new "vogue" cover girl, first lady, michelle obama, again, i suppose. >> she looks good. >> welcome back to "early start." >> it's thursday morning, 5:30 in the east. history unfolding in rome at this very moment, as pope francis gets to work as leader of the world's 1.2 billion catholics. at noon eastern, the pope holds a private mass with the cardinals who elected him, inside the sistine chapel. this morning, we're learning a lot more about jorge mario bergoglio. known in argentina as father jorge. our coverage begins as it has the last few mornings, with miguel. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john. the pope francis was off to a busy start already this morning. he was at the basilica.

and he prayed to the virgin mary there. he interestingly went to the crypt, which is inside that church, one of the oldest churches in rome, also owned by the vatican. went to the crypt of st st. ignatius, who founded the jesuit order. and rome is crazy about the new pope here. it's top news here. the surprise of francis. the pope, this is really sweet one. thank you, rome. he came out last night and thanked the people for coming out. wished them well. said, i hope you get a good sleep. this is, perhaps, the coolest one. even the newspapers here in italy are beautiful. when the is the last time you saw a newspaper in latin? i won't be getting through this one anytime soon. but a beautiful keepsake for anybody in rome today. an amazing night last night.

an amazing day today. he will hold mass with the 114 cardinals that elected him later on. and we expect to see that on vatican tv, as well. should be an amazing mass. >> as you said, it was an amazing night. and you were right in the middle of it all. what was that like? to you, what was the most interesting moment? >> reporter: well, a couple. when that crowd of 150,000 people went silent. it's very moving. it was shocking. and then, when he left the balcony, and then, when he came back out to thank everybody, for coming, to wish them well, and to have a good night, it was -- it said a lot about the man. he was humble. he was sweet. despite the grandeur of that event, you got a good sense of the man last night. >> we were talking. we were jealous you could be there and see that. >> and you should be. >> serious envy going on here.

let's bring in john allen, cnn senior analyst, and father edward beck. i know you have been working very hard and around the clock. we appreciate your time this morning. let's talk about this selection. it was a very swift selection. i know we've chatted a lot about that. but this particular -- when he was cardinal, appealed to two different voting blocks that were in that room. let's talk about that appeal. some are known as reformers. and the other one, they're pretty much the status quo within the roman catholic church. john, i'm going to start with you. how is it possible that he can appeal to both sides? >> i think there's three blocs in the cardinals. one would be a bloc who wanted to vote for a pope outside of the west. to put a face on that burgeoning catholic footprint. the second would be those who wanted a pope that would speak

for the aspirations of the world's poor at the heart of social teaching. finally, those cardinals, a good number among those 115, who wanted to shake things up in the vatican. who thought there was an old guard that was too wedded to traditional ways of doing business. and they wanted an outside to give it a new lease on life. pope francis has never worked a day in the vatican in his life. he's been in the trenches, running an archdiocese there. you ramp all that up and it's not hard to figure out how he got the 77 votes that represented two-thirds of this voting bloc. >> father beck, we didn't know much about this man. we're learning a lot about him. and the name he chose. what a humble man he is. so, when you look at the pomp and circumstance of the vatican, how is he going to be able to reconcile that with the life that he has led so far? >> i was thinking that a lot of people were hoping that the 115

cardinals would elect jesus christ, with an mba and a law degree. but he simply wasn't in the room. 115 flawed men were in that room. and they elected pope francis. a little historical perspective. we're sitting yards away from where the first pope was crucified upside down, st. peter. and jesus said, peter, you're rock. on you, i will build my church. but that was a cracked rock. peter, who denied jesus three times, first pope and a saint. now, we have pope francis, who may have had some things people don't like. but this is a humble man who walked out on that balcony and said, i want you first to pray for me before i can pray for you. this is an amazing testimony. this is a man who supposedly gave up his palace where he was living, to live in a simple apartment because he wanted to be more of the common person. he rode the bus, rather than be

chauffeured in his vehicle. >> you wonder how he's going to be able to deal with the new life as a pope, which, you know, people kiss his ring. let's move on. let's talk about the flaws because this particular man is accused of failing to stand up to the military, dictatorship in argentina. this is back in the '70s, when 30,000 people disappeared or were killed in the dirty war. how is this legacy that is following him going to affect, now that he's pope? i'm asking that question to you, john allen. >> well, listen. i think in the days to come, people are going to be digging extensively into the new pope's background. and his relationship to the military in argentina will come up. when cardinal bergoglio was asked that question, he was square against the militater dictatorsh dictatorship. what he resisted was an over politicization of the church. he didn't want to see priests

getting directly involved in partisan politics because his argument was, the best way to save that society was by preaching the gospel and promoting a change of heart and mind. until the individual heart changes can the structures change. not everyone accepted that choice. i don't think once this dig is over, there's going to be a serious case that was he an apologist for that dictatorship. >> we're going to let you continue talking about our new pope. and what we can expect for the roman catholic church. edward beck and john allen, cnn senior vatican analysts. coming up, we'll speak with anne barrett doyle. she is part of a watchdog group that documents sexual abuse on the church. her thoughts on pope francis and how he will address this scandal. a second term and a second "vogue" cover for first lady michelle obama. what she say about her marriage when we come back.

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welcome back to "early start." first lady michelle obama is everywhere this these days. from late-night talk shows to the academy awards. and come april, she will be on newsstands everywhere, becoming the first american first lady to grace the glossy cover of "vogue" twice. cnn's first lady of fashion, alina cho, has more. >> reporter: second term. second cover. first lady michelle obama in "vogue" again. >> there's something so groundbreakingly modern about the obamas. they are the first black president and first lady. and anna wintour of "vogue" is crazy about them. >> reporter: "vogue's" editor in chief, once rumored to be the next ambassador to the u.k. it's her friend, the first lady, appearing on "vogue's" april cover, wearing a sleeveless dress by reed krakoff.

the same designer mrs. obama chose for the inauguration. here she is in michael kors. but jonathan van meters spoke to both of them. >> them as a couple. how they live in the white house. how they deal with the bubble. >> reporter: what struck him? >> they're sweet with each other. if there's any married couple to whom the phrase, they finish each other's sentences, it's them. >> reporter: of their marriage, the president says, it would be a mistake to think of my wife, hey, honey, how is your day? let me give you a neck rub. it's much more. we're a team. of his clothes, she jokes, this is the man who still boasts about this khaki pair of pants i've had since i was 20. and i'm like, you don't want to brag about that. >> reporter: she very effortlessly tells a story that

leads to a punch line that could crack you up. i loved that she and i weren't finished laughing. and he was done and ready to move on, the president. and she would sort of look at me and keep laughing with me. i just loved that spirit in her that jovial spirit, it really surprised me. >> reporter: a story compelling readers to go beyond the cover. alina cho, cnn, new york. >> 44 minutes past the hour. mitt romney's 47% comment didn't do his presidential campaign any favors. now, for the first time, the man who recorded it has come forward. scott crowdy was tending bar last year. this was in south florida. romney said 47% of votes would choose president obama. he didn't go in with a grudge jens romney and wasn't hoping for any gotcha moments. >> i had brought the camera. and a lot of other people brought cameras, like i said,

thinking that he would come back and take pictures. clinton in the past had come back with the staff. and taken pictures. and that was, you know, really my thought. i had no idea he would say what he said. i thought it would -- he would say the same things he was saying in public. i had no idea it was going to be this big thing that it turned out to be. i had no idea. and i felt an obligation, in a way, to release it. i felt an obligation for all the people that can't afford to be there. you shouldn't have to be able to afford $50,000 to hear what a candidate actually thinks. >> prouty said he sat on the video for a couple of weeks and struggled with the idea of releasing it. he claims he didn't reveal his identity before the election because he didn't want to draw attention away from the video. >> and it got a lot of attention. this programming note. we're just days away from the launch of a new cnn show that will cover the world of politics and so much more.

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49 minutes past the hour. let's get you up to date. >> it is pope francis' first full day on the job. he'll hold a private mass at

noon eastern in the sistine chapel. he was supposed to meet with his predecessor. but that's not likely to happen today. john pistol is expected to defend his position to allow small knives on planes when he testifies today. earlier this week, he said he was sticking with his plan, which gets under way next month. it's designed to reduce waiting time at airport security checkpoints. three major carriers oppose that plan. a developing story for you. another carnival cruise ship having some trouble right now. while docked in port, uh-huh, at phillipsburg, st. martin. several passengers have contacted cnn, complaining of nightmare conditions there. listen. >> the bathrooms are not working. they're backing up. >> the toilets are backing up? >> that's correct. >> okay.

go ahead. the elevators? >> the elevators have not been working. they've been turning them on and off. >> it's only been a month since "triumph" was tugged to land, stranding passengers and crew with deplorable conditions in the gulf of mexico. this is "the dream." it is docked in st. maarten. >> we will be watching that closely. >> and contacting carnival for reaction. 51 minutes after the hour. cold temperatures are hanging around the northeast. and it is soggy in parts of the pacific northwest. alexander steele is live at the weather center. tell us what will be happening today. >> good morning to you guys. record heat in the southwest. burbank, california, in the 90s yesterday. good morning. waking up boston, albany, to hartford. we have lake-effect showers in the northeast. a clipper is coming. quicker clipper. it's quick. and drops half an inch, to an

inch of snow. and father north, there's that rain. pretty dry today. in earnest, the rain will move in the pacific northwest tonight. another soggy night. the big picture, the warmth in the southwest. it's warm here in the southeast. and only getting warmer, as we head through the next couple of days. look at st. louis. friday, 72 degrees. almost 20 degrees above average. but then, a pretty cold weekend. the northeast, the next couple of days, below average, from new york to washington, to upstate new york. atlanta, temperatures warming up into the 70s. the southeast, atlanta, nashville to charlotte. each day getting warmer. >> thanks so much. 52 minutes past the hour. busy first day for the first pope from the new world. we're live in rome. and next, "veronica mars" fans have bought themes a big-screen sequel to the cult series. it is trending high this morning. bacon?! gotta get that bacon!

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we're taking a look at the top cnn trends on the internet this morning. you can call it the first fan feature. an online kickstarter campaign is bringing back the much-loved tv series, "veronica mars" to the big screen. kristen bell launched the drive yesterday. they were hoping to raise $2 million over the next month. they reached that goal in less than 24 hours. >> can you believe that? >> i am not a fan. i've never seen the show. but i know people who are crazy about this show. and the fans have been hoping for a new version since the series wrapped up its third season around 2007. they plan to shoot the film over

the summer and release it early next year. a lot of people say this sunday raising and funding could change the film industry. >> could you imagine? unbelievable. 24 hours, right? >> very quick. >> unbelievable. and time to get your geek on for pi day. that's pi, in the mathematical constant. beginning with 3.14, hence the march 14th celebration. there's pi day festivities all over the world. many beginning at 1:59. the first five values of pi. one way to celebrate with pies for pi day. peach mango, apple pecan? people like to get creative and fruity to mark this occasion. >> i would say pizza pie. >> an overwhelmingly about of nerdyness associated with this thing. >> to check out our trends, head to cnn.com/trends. as we all know, the big news is that the catholic church has

a new pope. and that means the late-night comedians have a lot of new jokes. >> here's some late-night laughs. >> the big news, of course, is that we have a new pope. though, there was a little uncertainty, when the cardinals released smoke. it was hard to tell if it was white or black. it's true. or as most people put it, the pope is vin diesel. >> yesterday, two different times, coming out of the vatican chimney, black smoke. and it's not the first dark cloud hanging over the vatican. thank you so much. >> this is crazy. we have a new pope. the vatican has chosen the first-ever argentinean pope. yeah. yeah. so, once again, a bunch of old white guys got a hispanic to do a job they didn't want to do. you go. >> "early start" continues, right now.

the first full day for pope francis. the start of a new era for catholics around the world. standoff with a expected killer. police think they have the gunman who murdered four people surrounded in upstate new york. and developing at this hour, word of another cruise ship with overflowing bathrooms and passengers not able to get off. >> uh-oh. and survival, against all odds. ridiculous pictures. skydiver lives to tell about his terrifying plunge after his parachute failed. >> wait until you hear what he's planning to do next. good morning. welcome to "early start." we're glad you're with us this morning. >> great to see you today. it's thursday, march 14th. it is 6:00 a.m. in the east. we're going to start with history unfolding in rome this morning. this is the first full day on the job for the first latin american pontiff ever. in the first order of business,

a private mass in the sistine chapel with the cardinals who elected him. the new pontiff was expected to >> a question a lot of people are asking what do we know about jorge mario bergoglio and what will his pappacy mean foorr the catholic church? argentines know the new pontiff simply as father jorge. our coverage begins with miguel marquez live from rome this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john. one thing we do know for sure about pope francis, rome is pretty darn crazy about him. the newspaper, check this out, thank you, roma. they thanked them for coming out. wished them well. this is the coolest one. even the newspapers here are beautiful, in latin today for this newspaper. the moment that he was named out there in that crowd of 150,000 people, the grandeur of it, unforgettable.

the anticipation, intense. the crowd 150,000 strong, jammed into st. peter's square. white smoke billowed in the largest bell in the basilica signaled the election of a new pope. within minutes the square filled to capacity. and then -- >> this is the moment, the moment that tens of thousands of people gathered here in the square have been waiting for. it's electrifying. it's an extraordinary moment. look at all the cameras snapping a picture of the new pope. >> reporter: argentine cardinal jorge mario bergoglio becomes pope francis. he asked the crowd to pray for his predecessor pope benedict, then in a dramatic and touching moment he asked for a silent prayer. from the massive crowd, not a

word, not a sound. the prayer, he said, was for him, to help him in his new role. >> 100,000 people, probably more, and there's silence. >> i know. i know. definitely. i think it's just here in the moment, you wanted that one curtain to drop and see who it was. >> reporter: for his fellow or t general tynes it's no a. moment for him and his country. >> he doesn't use car. he used the metro, the subway. he doesn't like to be call himself monsignor, his excellence. just jorge, mario. maximum, you can call him is father. >> reporter: a humble man about to embark on an extraordinary journey. perhaps the most telling moment of the night was when this humble man came back out on to the balcony almost sheepishly

and thanked people for coming out, almost i'm bars rased that they were there. bid them, have a good night, and safe travels home. really sweet. back to you. >> miguel, he did it with a smile that almost seemed to melt the mass wees. miguel marquez in rome. >> he's a funny guy. >> a funny pope. >> i would agree. he has a sense of humor. he's also a pope-firsts. a humble man who likes to do things his own way. here's jim bittermann. >> translator: let us begin this journey. >> reporter: his journey began wednesday when cardinal jorge mario bergoglio of argentina was elected the lead of the catholic church. he's the first non-european pope since the eighth century and the first pope ever from south america. he will be called pope francis in honor of st. francis of assisi. he was born on december in 1936 in argentina, a railway worker,

he had four brothers and sisters p. he studied to become a chemist before receiving a call to the priesthood. the 76-year-old was ordained in december 1969. and has served as archbishop of buenos airs. bergoglio is said to have been an runner-up in the 2005 conclave. and in 2013, he was the oldest of the possible candidates, barely mentioned as a topic. some fellow argentines are looking forward to his new chapter in the catholic church. >> i think we will move forward. hopefully make some good changes. hopefully he will be similar to john pope ii in some ways in being very progressive. we'll just have to wait and see. >> reporter: bergoglio is the 266th bishop of rome. leader of the world's 1.2 billion catholics.

but to many, he's known as simply father jorge. jim bittermann, cnn, rolle. >> that was jim bittermann. we want to talk more now about pope francis and the new challenges facing him going forward. we're joined again by john allan, senior vattian analyst and father, a cnn contributor there in rome. during this time we talk about miracles. one of the miracles is that you guyses are shill c s ares are sr the amount of work you've been doing. john, let me start with you. one of the striking things about yesterday was your surprise, frankly, your shock when cardinal bergoglio took the name pope francis. it may mean wonder. what did those first few actions of this pope mean, do you think, about what he will do going forward? >> well, you have it right, john. this is a pope of firsts in many ways. you picked off the first.

but the most remarkable first is he is the first pope to take the name st. francis. this may be a slightly insider catholic thing. i think you have to have grown up in a catholic environment to get this all at once. but there's sort of two faces to the catholic church in a way. there's the face of the institution which is the face of the bureaucracy and power and social influence and wealth and all that. and then the face of the gospel, the face of closeness to the people, particularly the poor and suffering. for catholics, iconically, it's the st. francis of assisi. for the new pope to make his very first decision -- remember, john, the way it works, as soon as the pope gets two-thirds of the candidate gets two-thirds of the vote, a cardinal comes to him and asks, do you accept your election. if yes, at that moment he becomes the pope. the second question is, by what name will you be known? this is his very first decision as pope, his first decision was to embrace the second face of the church and try to put that

institutional powerful face of the church and that humble closeness to people face back together again. to me, john, it's a whole program of a governance in a name. >> let me ask this of you. what do you think that americans can expect to see? people here in the united states, the catholics here, what can they expect to see, what do they want to see from this pope going forward? >> well, we've heard a lot about we want a reforming pope, right? we want a change in image, a change in perspective. certainly we do get that in pope francis. just think about the fact that the papacy used to be like a coronation. you would have the pope crowned. he would be like over the futile system. this pope, though, will not have any of those trappings, it seems. we've gotten away from all of that. the humility represented in this man is stunning from what john was saying. i think what we're going to see is all of the critique of the wealth of the vatican and not in touch with the common person, i think we're going to see a pope

francis who wants to be more in touch with the common person. we heard that he rode the buses in argentina. i'm not sure he's going to be able to ride the buses here, obviously. it will be interesting to see how will he make that connection and keep that connection that has been so important to him in the past. >> john, what do you think he needs to do in the next couple of months? what are the first few actions you expect him to take? >> well, first of all, he's projectioned an image of humility and closeness to the people. i think we're all going to be watching for the follow-through there. will there be additional changes in papal style, as father ed said, will he tone down the pomp and circumstance. then there are the hard governance questions waiting for him. let's face it, there's unfinished business wait for pope francis to take up. leading the recovery t from the child sexual abuse scandal. will he enforce accountability and not just for priests who abuse but for bishops who covered it up. that's one thing that critics would like to see.

in terms of financial transparency in the vatican, will he push forward the reform that began under pope benedict. the most important thing he needs to do is build on that performance of his first five minutes on the public stage last night. if he can keep striking that tone the world is going to continue to fall in love with this man. >> that is what we will be watching for. thank you so much for your hard work and thanks again for joining us this morning. when pope francis is formally installed last week vice president biden will lead the u.s. delegation to the vatican. the selection of the first latin american pope highlights the strength and vitality of a reason increasingly shaping our world. it's also energized american catholics. >> i ran from work and i'm like, i have to come to the church. i work a couple of blocks down. i have to come to the church and thank god that we have this pope that we are not alone. >> it's exciting for the catholic church, especially in america to have a south american

cardinal named pope. that's good for anyone. >> especially he's a man of the people, raised poor, rode buses. they made a wise choice. >> house speaker john boehner calls the election of a noneuropean pope a big step for the church. coming up in the next half hour we're going to speak with ann barrett doyle, codirector of a group. her thoughts on pope francis and how she hopes he will address the scandal. developing story at this very minute. another karnal cruise liner having trouble. this time it's the carnival dream which is docked right now in st. mten in eastern caribbea. complaining of night marrish conditions. >> the bathrooms are not working. they're backing up. >> the toilets are backing up? >> that's correct.

>> okay. go ahead. you said the elevators? >> tell vaters have not been working. they've been turning them on and off. >> karnal representative told cnn he was not aware of the problem. several calls since to the cruise line have r. not answered. last month they were stranded on triumph for four days. that ship was towed closely to shore. i guess the good news here is we believe this ship in st. maarten is docked right now. >> that is bad. we're continuing to check that for you. >> right now there is a tense standoff under way between police and a gunman suspected of killing four people and blowing up his own house. you are watching "early start."♪ [ jen garner ] what skincare brand is so effective... so trusted... so clinically proven dermatologists recommend it twice as much

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start." a small town in upstate new york is the scene of a very tense standoff that's happening right now between police and suspected gunman wanted in a deadly shooting spree. the shootings at two different locations and standoff at a third scene happened in herkimer county and albany.

debra feyerick is live for us. deb, what's happening right now? >> you can know right now, zoraida, this is a waiting game. it began early yesterday afternoon. the police still don't have the suspect in custody. 64-year-old curt miers, a local man who had never been in trouble before by all accounts. he had a dui about 40 years ago. the building just behind me down the block there, and to is it ch this is main street right by the police and the fire stations. he has been barricaded inside an empty store for the last 16 hou hours police are preceding very cautiously after he went on yesterday morning's early morning rampage. >> the police believe they have him in a location in the building just discussed, however, until he is apprehended, until the police are sure we suggest that people in the immediate vicinity remain

in their homes and stay in a safe place and stay off the streets in the meantime. >> at this time, you know, basically we're concerned about officer safety. we're in no rush to bring this to a conclusion. we want to make sure no one else gets injured today. >> reporter: now, it is very cold. it is very windy. snow has been kicking up all night. sharpshooters are on the scene as well as s.w.a.t. teams, police officers have various agencies. the shooting began yesterday about 9:30. curt myers allegedly set his own home on fire and they discovered other guns inside that home. he went to a nearby barber shop, killed two people, injuring two others. and then went over to a jiffy lube where he opened fire on two others. no motive as to what triggered this, why he is doing this. police have been trying to make contact with him throughout the evening. they've been using bullhorns to try to get inside. initially there had been lorts they were going to use some sort of tear gas. but right now they still have that building under

surveillance. that is the target. they're waiting for either him to come out or for an opportunity for them to go? >> we appreciate the update. thank you. 16 minutes after the hour right now. we have been just plain ridiculous pictures to show you right now. california sky diver who survived a fall to earth after two parachutes -- >> look, look. >> he said he was going to be jumping out of airplanes again by end of the month. he got tangled up last sunday while diving over california. backup parachute also got tangled up. began to spin. hit the ground at 30 miles an hour. that's worse, he hit the ground just a few feet from iron stakes that hold up grapevines at a local vineyard. >> i landed parallel to the grapes. one of my last thoughts before i hit was, i really hope i don't hit an iron spike because it will be messy. i knew it was bad when i was living it. and when i saw the video i was like, wow, that's a lot worse

than i thought. how did i walk away from that? how did i manage to survive? >> short of a miracle there. >> it is. miraculous he suffered only a separated shoulder and some b p bumps and bruises. >> i jumped with golden b knights and i was scared to death. i would never, ever, ever jump again if i was that gentleman. >> look at you. >> no, i was scared to death. i can't imagine surviving something like that and saying, hey, i'm going to go back up again next week. all right. so how long is your commute to work, 15, 20 minutes or is it much, much, much longer? there's a growing number of what experts are calling extreme commuters in major cities across the country. >> christine romans is here to tell us all about that in this morning's education of "road warriors." >> extreme commuters. traveling upwards of 90 minutes to work each way. according to a study by the nyu center extreme commuting is on the rise, especially in texas. in fact, in both dallas and

houston super commuters make up 13% of the workforce. despite the economy, more americans are opting for marathon commutes because they're taking advantage of higher salaries in one area and lower housing costs in another. super commuters typically make less than $40,000 a year. the nyu study also finds some extreme commuters are stuck, unable to sell their homes while others would rather work far from home than uproot their families. contributing to the trend are mobile devices like smart phones, tablets, laptops. they make it much easier to connect to the office while on the way to work or working from home. the fastest growing super commuter community included not only houston and dallas but new york city, los angeles, and chicago. and the fastest growing super commuting trek, john berman, boston to new york. that is a super commute. >> that's beyond 90 minutes that's insanity. >> i talked to people in scranton, pennsylvania, coming

in here and that's far. >> it's far. and you're sensitive to gas prices. you're saving on housing or getting a higher salary, don't want to up root your kids from a good school district but the gas prices. >> i had a girlfriend from chicago come in from wisconsin, hour and a half every single day. you do what you have to do. thank you. all right. look across the breakfast table right now. >> whether you're looking at a mother or a father you are looking at one stressed out person. we will take a closer look. >> can i say especially a mom, or no? can acne cleansers be tough on breakouts

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women are but they're starting to spend more time on housework and a little bit more time on child care. that's vastly different from a generation ago. how are they feeling about it, what are they saying a it? working mothers, 56% of them say pretty difficult or very difficult for them to manage it all. they are stressed out. working dads, it's about 50%. so we're changing our roles and we're stressed out about it and conflicting about how much time we're spending with our kids. we want to spend more time with our kids, both genders want to spend more time with their kids. >> true? >> interesting, right? so women are working more outside of the house but they're not giving them -- themselves as much grief as fathers seem to be. 46% of them. i also found what was very interesting about this study and i'll put it on facebook and tweet it out so people can look at the nuances of it. i found it interest that men and women both said they feel pretty good about the job other doing overall. they are stressed out, want to spend more time with their kids. men are working more hours outside the home but overall

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catholic church. history is unfolding in rome this morning as pope francis prepares to hold a private mass with the cardinals who elected him. the new pontiff was also supposed to immediate with pope i'm herris benedict but the vatican says it's not likely to happen today. this morning we're learning a lot more about jorge mario bergoglio fondly know in argentina as father jorge and what it might mean for the catholic church moving forward. the coverage begins with my yig marquez live in rome. >> papa franchesco or father francis, one of the oldest in rome vaticans, interestingly enough, while there he went to the tomb of st. ignatius who was the founder of the chezowit

order, praying to mary there, pray for help in a very big job ahead. for now it is a lot of joy and celebration here in rome. i want to show you the newspapers here, the national newspaper. pope francis, of course, is one of them. here's one the surprise of frances francesco. he came out last night after he spoke and came out again and thanked the people, grazie roma, thank you, rome. h this is the coolest paper ever, even the newspapers here in italy are beautiful, collector's item, celebrating the new pope in latin on the observatory. amazing night all around. just an incredibly touching to see everything happen last night. when that moment of silence happened across the square, it was -- it was a very moving moment. >> is that your take away, was that like the most special moment of the evening?

we were riveted watching and watching the crowds and everybody that you stopped seemed to be excited. it was that. it was the sense of nationalism and coming together but when he -- you know, he took -- he left the balcony. when he came back out and almost sheepishly thanked people for coming out, wished them well and a good night, it was a very sweet and humbling moment with 100,000 people watching. amazing how intimate it was. >> yeah. and the order was kept. it was really very special. we were watching and we were super gjealous as well. miguel, thank you for the coverage. >> the name cardinal bergoglio was not on many short lists to be pope here in the united states but full disclosure here. the first time i heard the name was from our very own chris cuomo who had been hearing rumblings and first reported it well before we saw the white smoke from the chimney. take a listen. >> a name we have not heard yet

that was offered up to me is cardinal bergoglio which you may or may not know, john allen reported to us many times, that what we believe from the last conclave is that bergoglio was number two to then joseph ratzinger, now pope benedict xvi. bergoglio is the perfect compromise candidate, 76 years old. but that he could be a unifier. >> clearly cuomo had sources inside the closed off conclave there. it has been spilling over from vatican city all around the world, including in his home country of argentina. shasta darlington joins us now with reaction from buenos aires. good morning. >> reporter: >> reporter: it took argentines by surprise, as well. they were expecting another argentine cardinal could become a pope but this was the big surprise. hundreds of people came right out here to the cathedral right

behind me where now pope francis celebrated mass. they were jumping up and down in the streets as though they had just won a soccer match. it was a lot of excitement. this is a man who is celebrated here because of his dedication to the poor. in fact, when he was named archbishop he rejected the official residence. instead, chose to live in a simple apartment right here on the other side of me, the third floor. he cooked his own meals. he traveled by bus. i just talked to the man who sold him his newspaper every day. he came out, bought his newspaper and chat with the homeless people who slept here on the streets on his way to get the newspaper. on the other hand there is controversy around here, not the same controversy, but about what some observers say was his proximity to the argentine dictatorsh dictatorship, they feel he didn't do enough to those who suffer editor chur and perhaps even enabled it. that, is of course, never been

prov proven. but that's the controversy here, john. >> interesting reaction. shasta darlington, our thanks to you. if pope francis takes his place as the leader of the catholic church many hope he will address the priest sex abuse problem more aggressively than his predecessor did. let's bring in anne barrett doyle, she's co-founder of a watchdog group that is the largest library of sexual abuse within the church. very grateful to have you this morning, anne. what was your first reaction when bergoglio was elected pope? >> well, my first concern was that the cardinals chose not to make a statement that clergy sexual abuse would be the next pope's priority. they did not choose a cardinal who has dealt extensively with this issue. of course, i am hopeful. i was in st. peter's square when the white smoke came out.

and as a catholic, i feel profound hope but i have to say nothing in bergoglio's past is making him seem like a particularly leader on this issue. >> not had the extensive experience that, let's say, in the united states we've had with the sex abuse scandal. i was looking to see what is his position. i found in a newspaper where he stated that he had profound embarrassment and he felt profound pain because of the sex abuse scandal. it was directly relating to one priest in argentina. but his words were very strong. >> and that is good and let's cling to that and hope it man vests itself in strong action because so much needs to be done. we don't know yet the crisis has not yet emerged publicly in south america and for that

matter in the institution in south america we know very little. we know that the abuse crisis exists there. it's erupted in the u.s., can a canada, australia, but africa and south america are the two continents where we know there's tremendous problem but it's been suppressed. this cardinal so far has not spoken out with notable courage on the issue. he did express sorrow for the victims of that particular priest. right now though he does not seem to be someone who will be a reformer on the issue. we need someone who will require reporting of all allegations to police. we need someone who is gutsy and outspoken. let's hope this particular cardinal now pope francis has a change and becomes the leader that we desperately need to resolve this issue. >> i think there are a lot of people within the roman catholic church and outside that would

absolutely agree with those statements you just made and hope that will happen. anne barrett doyle, co-director bishopaccountability.org. appreciate it. this just in to cnn. four people now under arrest in the latest investigation into britain's phone hacking scandal. the journalists all work at the mirror group newspapers in 2003-2004. authorities say it's being treated as a separate conspiracy from the two involving the now defunct news of the world. the hacking scandal led to the shutdown of rupert murdoch newspaper. a developing story right now as well, word of problems aboard a cruise ship, another one. it is karnal dream. it's docked right now in st. maarten. several passengers telling cnn, are calling us with stories of power outages and overflowing toilets. listen. >> the bathrooms are not working. they're backing up. >> the toilets are backing up? >> that's correct. >> okay. go ahead.

you said the elevators? >> the elevators have not been working. they've been turning them on and off, on and off. >> when told about the complaints, the carnival representative told cnn he wasn't aware of a problem. several calls since to the cruise line have gone unanswered. the u.s. coast guard said there were no reports of an incident. so last month an engine fire left the carnival cruise ship triumph crippled in the gulf of mexico. you remember that. stranding thousands on board without power and working toilets for four long, long days. 40 minutes after the hour. kids taking drugs for adhd even though they don't have adhd. a warning about an alarming trend that really a lot of parents are part of. we'll tell you all about it, coming up. re bill. hey! are you in town for another meeting? yup, i brought my a-team. business trips add up to family time. this is my family. this is joe. hi joe! hi there! earn a ton of extra points with the double your hhonors promotion

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welcome back. 40 minutes past the hour. soledad o'brien is with us. >> lots happening this morning. pope francis is going to hold his first mass today as leader of the world's 1.2 billion catholics. we're going to look at what this means with live reports from rome and buenos aires.

it is believed police surrounded a man going around on shooting spree. we have this latest on this dropping situation. conservatives across the nation are gathering for the conservative political action conference today, or cpac, from the gop find its message and standout leaders, too. we're going to talk with wyoming senators about that. he will be joining us. texas a&m university surprised president george h.w. bush with a flash mob dancing. this morning the story behind the line dancing. interesting. we talked to them who helped craze this viral tribute. >> that was so cool. >> so cute, right? >> thanks, soledad. 45 minutes after the hour. here's an interesting question. have you ever given your child a pill to sharpen up his mind, make him more focused? prescription med to give him a little edge at school? you know, there's a name for that, it's called neuroenhancement. a new report says it's not just illegal, it's also just plain wrong. senior medical correspondent joins us now.

elizabeth, explain this to me. what exactly are parents doing here? >> this group of pediatric neurologists got here and said, hey, we're notice that parns are coming in and saying they want their child to have a adhd drug, not because their child has adld, but because they want their child to do it better in school. even if you don't have adhd they will often help you focus better and they are homing their "b" student might become an "a" student. some parents go so far as google the signs of adhd and parrot them back to the doctor in the hopes he will diagnose them with adhd even when they don't have it. so, here's what's interesting. if you take a look at these numbers you will see that they just don't add up. so, the number of kids with adhd has gone up 21% over a certain period of time. the number of adhd prigss has gone up 46%. in other words, there's a big chunk of kids who don't have adhd who are getting adhd medications.

and it doesn't make sense. we only medicate children when they're actually sick. and these neurologists have gotten together to say this is wrong and parents need to stop. >> that just seems crazy to me. like such a big risk. what are some of the possible side effects of giving your child the medication that they don't need. >> like there are side effects and a lot of parents think and even kids think, oh, well, you know, it's just adhd drugs. all my friends do it. what's the big deal. it's like eating candy. in fact, it's not. here are the 150side effects. irritability, insomnia, loss of appetite and even in unusual cases heart arrhythmias. this is not just like, you know, taking candy. this is a serious drug and it can have these side effects. john, as far as long-term side effects go, we don't know because we haven't studied kids who are on these drugs for years and years. we don't know what that means for them later in life. >> who are the doctors prescribing these drugs? it sounds like dr. feel good for kids. >> right. in some ways it really is.

sometimes it's doctors who just about to acquiesce the parents. doctors like to make their patients happy and so they say, well, maybe he's having a little trouble focusing we'll prescribe it. some doctors are tricked by parents who make up the symptoms when they don't really exist. >> elizabeth cohen, thanks so mu. >> that's amarming. >> i thought my childs a adhd. he doctor said i'm sending you to a specialist before i prescribe medication. there are doctors who push to do the right thing. >> good. tsa administrator to testify today before the house homeland security committee. he is expected to defend his controversial decision to allow small knives on planes. this is starting next month. earlier this week he won firmed he was going ahead with the plan. the new policy is designed to reduce waiting time at airport security checkpoints. three major carriers, delta, american, and us airways, oppose this plan. 48 minutes after the hour right now. in just like rocky and apollo at the end of "rocky ii" take a

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